The Asian Open Figure Skating Classic was a figure skating competition planned to be inaugurated in October 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan . The competition was intended to be an ISU Challenger Series event,[1] and would have awarded medals in men's singles, women's singles , and ice dance .
On July 22, 2019, the International Skating Union revoked the Chinese Taipei Skating Union's right to hold the competition.[2] The event was replaced with the Hong Kong Skating Union's Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy , originally scheduled to be held in August in Dongguan, China .[3]
The Sports Administration of the Republic of China ordered the removal of Chinese Taipei Skating Union Secretary-General Eddy Wu for mishandling the process.[4] The Sports Administration also suspended funding of the Chinese Taipei Skating Union for one year.[5]
References
^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating and ISU Challenger Series announced" . International Skating Union . March 27, 2019.
^ "Challenger Series Announcement" . International Skating Union . July 22, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019.
^ Chen, Chih-Chung; Yeh, Joseph (July 24, 2019). "Taiwan to appeal after ISU revokes right to host international event" . Focus Taiwan . Central News Agency (Taiwan) .
^ Lung, Po-an; Hsu, Elizabeth (August 2, 2019). "Sports authorities order removal of skating association official" . Focus Taiwan . Central News Agency (Taiwan) .
^ DeAeth, Duncan (August 4, 2019). "Chinese-Taipei Skating Union chief fired for giving up Taiwan's right to host event" . Taiwan News .